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Saint Rainerius (c. 1115/1117 – 1160) is the patron saint of Pisa and of travellers. His feast day is June 17. His name may also be spelled Raynerius Rainerius Rainier Rainieri Ranieri Raniero or Regnier. Born Rainerius Scacceri to a prosperous merchant and shipowner of Pisa (his parents were named Gandulfo Scacceri and Mingarda Buzzaccherini) he was a traveling minstrel as a youth. Later biographies stress his worldliness at this stage.
